Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Radiology Department at North Manchester General Hospital and working at Victoria Breast Unit, at Royal Oldham Hospital.
Do you want to be part of an innovative and forward thinking team?
Are you enthusiastic, motivated, hardworking and looking for a new challenge?
There will be some time spent working in the general radiology department but most of the shifts you will work within the breast scanning units at both Oldham and North Manchester Hospitals.
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
The Radiology Department Assistant works as part of the Radiology team, providing an efficient, high quality and patient focused imaging service.
You will be expected to liaise and care for patients in a professional manner and will be expected, over time, to develop skills and experience across multiple imaging modalities.
You will provide assistance to qualified staff before, during and after imaging examinations undertaken in the department or other hospital locations and give the necessary direct care as required to the patient throughout their imaging care pathway.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Quali
Essential
1. NVQ Level 3 or relevant experience
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
2. Experience of working in an acute setting
3. Exp. of working in a team
4. Exp. of working independently
5. Good communication skills to liaise with staff, patients and outside agencies
6. Good numberacy and literacy skills
7. Positive attitude to change
8. Understanding of importance of multidisciplinary team working
9. Ability to present information in a clear and logical manner
10. Ability to plan own time and that of others
11. Persuasive and motivational skills
12. Good housekeeping skills
13. Ability to empathise with the patient's needs
14. Able to demonstrate good technical knowledge and continue to develop it
15. Ability to work within the Trusts policies
16. Be able to operate VDU equipment
17. Have sufficient manual dexterity to operate qwerty keyboard and navigate a mouse
18. To work within both IRMER 2017 and local protocols
19. Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service
20. Promote a pleasant working environment
21. Prepared to undertake any non-mandatory courses relevant to the post
22. Remain calm in fast paced environment
23. Provide safe and calming atmosphere to patients who have phobias
Desirable
24. Demonstrate an interest in Radiology or similar imaging field
25. MRI safety knowledge